Female only "licks" water in moist hide

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Overkill

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just been noticing this week as i have been keeping a close eye on her that every time i add water to her hide she starts licking the moss for the water yet i haven't really seen her drink from her bowl


odd

the water is fresh in her bowl and changed often
 

blightedchemist

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Mine does this too occasionally. Seems to be personal preference they dont seem to go LOOKING for water, but if some falls within tounges reach they will lap it up. Ive only seem mine drink from the water dish if hes exploring and runs into it.
 
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Stevie

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If she drinks, I see no problem. Doesn't matter how she drinks if she drinks at all.

Greets,

Stevie
 

fallen_angel

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Well I guess some leos will lick moisture off to get their water before turning to the water dish. I have some that love the water dish so much, they fall asleep standing over it, and then others that prefer to lick droplets of water from inside their containers. It's perfectly normal, but as far as leos doing one more than the other, that's just their personality :)
 
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Overkill

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yea my male sleeps on the dish and drinks from it and the female stopped lolol
 

Rejoice in the Lord

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I've got one that I've seen drinking from his dish several times. Once, his dish was dry, and when I brought him fresh clean water, he ran out and started drinking immediately.

I've got another that I've only caught at her water dish once or twice, but I've seen her licking the condensation from her humid hide several times.

Like others have said, I think it just depends on the preferences of individual leos.
 

fallen_angel

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Rejoice in the Lord said:
when I brought him fresh clean water, he ran out and started drinking immediately.

LOL, my female that falls asleep over the water dish does that! She just gets so excited about water..LOL I think it's very cute :)

I have a beardie that runs to his salad dish everytime it gets filled, he goes crazy with that stuff!!
 

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